Ben Watson

The second installment of the Patriots Free Agency Hindsight Report is ready for release after a significant week of movement! Enough intro, let's get right into it here: -TE Ben Watson is officially a member of the Cleveland Browns. No surprise that they lost him - they didn't have a lot of incentive to bring back a player that only had one season with at least 40 catches and 500 yards (2006 his third season: 49 catches, 643 yards, 3 TDs). In fact, the Patriots faced almost the same situation in 2007 when they let 2002 first round pick TE Daniel Graham go after five seasons (none with at least 40 catches and 500 yards). More on this later. -CB Leigh Bodden re-signed with the Patriots. His new contract is for 4 years, $22 million, with $10 million guaranteed. Starter's [...] Continue reading →

NFL Free Agent Ben Watson Signs With The Browns

March 12, 2010 by Gary Wertman | Ben Watson, Cleveland Browns, Scott Fujita, Seneca Wallace, tony pashos

The Cleveland Browns have signed former New England tight end Ben Watson to a three year deal. Watson, 29, gives the Browns a much needed receiving threat at TE. Last year he had 29 catches for 404 yards and five touchdowns. Watson will team with Evan Moore to give the Browns a very respectable pair of tight ends. Cleveland continues to sign solid veterans. With the signing of linebacker Scott Fujita, right tackle Tony Pashos, Watson, and the trade for Seneca Wallace, the Browns are filling holes with quality veterans. Maybe they aren't marque names but they are an upgrade none the less. Last year Eric Mangini started building the Browns with smart, selfless, high charactor players. Mike Holmgren and Tom Heckert seem to be doing more of the same this [...] Continue reading →

Seahawks trade Seneca Wallace to Browns

March 9, 2010 by Lars Hanson | Ben Hamilton, Ben Watson, Brady Quinn, Brandon Marshall, Browns, Chris Baker, Jimmy Clausen, Matt Hasselbeck, Mike Bell, Mike Holmgren, Pete Carroll, Seahawks, Seneca Wallace, Tim Tebow, Trade

According to ESPN's John Clayton and Adam Schefter the Seattle Seahawks have completed a trade that will send Seahawks backup quarterback to the Cleveland Browns for an undisclosed 2011 draft pick.With the acquisition of Wallace, he gets the opportunity to reunite with former head coach Mike Holmgren in Cleveland and possibly get the chance to be a full time starting quarterback in the NFL. Wallace now joins Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn as the three quarterbacks in Cleveland. However with Mike Holmgren being the man in charge it's been rumored recently that Anderson will be cut in the coming weeks and Brady Quinn could either be [...] Continue reading →

Welcome ladies and gents to the 2010 New England Patriots offseason. I'm happy to be back at it again, as money is getting exchanged in this uncapped free agency period. It's been another minute since the last time you all have heard from me, and my plan is to not give you all 2,000 words. That said, this is the time of the year where plans start getting adjusted by external factors! I'll call these reports the Hindsight Reports because all we are going to do is look back on them and judge. Let me catch you all up on what's been up the last couple of weeks (besides the Combine, more on that jazz later): -WR Randy Moss conceded that 2010 will most likely be his last season in New England: I think what is interesting about this is that Moss' cited the fact that New England [...] Continue reading →

Patriots defeat Panthers, but clouds continue to form over New England

December 13, 2009 by Law Murray | Adalius Thomas, Ben Watson, Carolina Panthers, effort, New England Patriots, Patriots analysis, Randy Moss, Tom Brady, Wes Welker

What a weird season for the New England Patriots. Even a 20-10 win over the Carolina Panthers doesn't quite feel like a victory. That's what happens when Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has to spend time addressing his roster decisions (RE: OLB Adalius Thomas getting benched). That's what happens when we have to wonder if QB Tom Brady made it through a game without a new injury (or baby). That's what happens when the other three AFC East teams also win. And that's what happens when Panthers defensive backs are commenting on the visible difference of effort between Patriots WRs Randy Moss and Wes Welker. The victory puts the Patriots at 8-5 and they maintain their one game lead on the AFC East with three games remaining, but the seeds of dissension have been planted [...] Continue reading →

This is getting crazy. The New England Patriots will play their seventh undefeated opponent of the season when they visit the 10-0 New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football. The Patriots started the season playing the 0-0 Buffalo Bills, 1-0 New York Jets, 2-0 Atlanta Falcons, 3-0 Baltimore Ravens, and 4-0 Denver Broncos. Of course, they played the 8-0 Indianapolis Colts in Week 10 on Sunday Night Football. The 1SKILLZ Gameplan will be released later in the week, but for now I wanted to focus on comparing the Saints' #1 scoring offense this season with that of the 2007 New England Patriots. That Patriots team scored an NFL record 589 points while going 16-0 in the regular season before losing Super Bowl XLII to the New York Giants 17-14. This year's Saints are averaging 36.9 [...] Continue reading →